Chayse is working on analyzing the electromagnetic spectrum, focusing on ultraviolet rays. He determines that a UV ray has a frequency of 1.53 × 1016 Hz and a wavelength of 1.96 × 10-8 m. Are his results reasonable? Explain your answer.
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Given
f
=
1.53
×
10
16
Hz
and
λ
=
1.96
×
10
−
8
m
Verify whether
C
=
f
λ
:
(
1.53
×
10
16
Hz
)
(
1.96
×
10
−
8
m
)
We know that an alternative unit for
Hz
is
s
−
1
:
(
1.53
×
10
16
s
−
1
)
(
1.96
×
10
−
8
m
)
=
2.9988
×
10
8
m/s
The experimental results yield a consistent value.Given
f
=
1.53
×
10
16
Hz
and
λ
=
1.96
×
10
−
8
m
Verify whether
C
=
f
λ
:
(
1.53
×
10
16
Hz
)
(
1.96
×
10
−
8
m
)
We know that an alternative unit for
Hz
is
s
−
1
:
(
1.53
×
10
16
s
−
1
)
(
1.96
×
10
−
8
m
)
=
2.9988
×
10
8
m/s
The experimental results yield a consistent value.
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